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Wegmans School of Pharmacy Class of 2014 Initiated into Program, Receive White Coats

01/11/2011

The Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College held a white coat ceremony on Sunday, January 9, to officially mark the entrance of the Class of 2014 into the profession. In this “rite of passage,” each student received a white coat symbolizing their successful admission into the School of Pharmacy.

Dr. Joel Owerbach, VP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Excellus, served as the keynote speaker. Dr. Curtis Haas, Director of Pharmacy, University of Rochester Medical Center, led the students in the recitation of the Pharmacist’s Oath. In addition, Dr. Haas had the honor of presenting his daughter, Kristin Haas, with her white coat.